Money
for special access: “Bill Clinton, Inc.” is in full effect.
How Teneo Hit Up John Podesta On Behalf Of A Client,
Foundation Donor, And Paid Speaking Sponsor
In February 2014, Senior Managing Director Of The Teneo
Group, Orson Porter, Attempted To Set Up A Meeting Between BHP Billiton CEO
Andrew Mackenzie And Then- White House Counselor John Podesta.
Newly
released emails from WikiLeaks show that while John Podesta served as White
House Counselor, a senior Teneo executive was negotiating tens of millions for
Bill Clinton and padding his own bottom line, while seeking to curry Clinton
favor by getting a meeting for the CEO of one of its anchor clients, saying
he’d “really appreciate if you could see Andrew [Mackenzie, the CEO of BHP
Billiton].” Just as a simple favor.
In A 2011 “Bill
Clinton, Inc.” memo To Clinton Foundation Auditors, Doug Band Noted That
BHP Billiton Had Donated $20,000 TO The Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) In 2011, And Had Been A Client Of
Teneo’s Since Early 2011.
On June 20, 2012, Bill Clinton Was Paid $175,000 For A
Speech To BHP Billiton.
BHP,
one of the world’s largest companies, had never sent anyone to attend CGI nor
has any relationship with the Foundation. A client of Teneo’s since early 2011, Teneo
partners encouraged them to send a senior person to CGI in 2011 to begin
building a stronger relationship between BHP and the Foundation/President
Clinton.”
Complied by the RNC.
